Loading-machine.



J. L. SCHNEIDER.

- LOADING MACHINE.. 'APPLICATION FILED JULY z2, 1913. y 1,090,418.4 Patented Mar. 17, 1914..

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JOHN L. `SCHNEIIDF...R., 0F CHARLES CITY, IOWA.

LOADING-MACHINE.

Specification ofiLetters Patent. s Patented Mar. 17 1914,

Application led .Tuly 22, 1913. Serial N o. 780,588.`

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Loading-Macnines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as willv enable others skilled in the art to which it'appertains to makel and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of-this specification.

This invention relates to new and'useful improvements in loading apparatus and comprises a simple and efficient device of vthis nature having various details of con- Figure l is a side elevationA of my im# proved loading apparatus. Fig. 2 is a front view. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view. Fig. 4 is a sectional view through the-frictional reversing mechanism, and Fig. 5 is a sectional vi'ew on line 5-5 of Fig. 1.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates the frame of the apparatus to which the rear axle A is attachedV and upon'which are journaled the wheels B, and C designates the forward axle which is.pivotally con nected tothe bolster C and has journaled thereon the wheels C2. 'An engine D, mounted upon the platform D', is adapted "to furnishpow'er for operating ,the apparatus for loading as well as forming a propulsive means for driving the truck from place to place. Suitable steering apparatus consists of a vertically disposed steering shaft D2 having a wheel D3 at its upper end, the lower end of which is provided with a worm engaging the threads of the Worm shaft D4 which is journaled in suitable bracket arms in the truck frame. Chains or cables, desig'- nated by letter C5, pass about'said shaft D4 and are connected to the forward axle, one upon either side of the pivotal center, therebyv affording means whereby, as the wheel D3 is turned in one direction or the other,

L. SCHNEIDER, a citizen of the United States, residing atv Charles City, in the county of Floyd and `journaled in the frame F the front axle may be turned to the right or left to steer the truck.

A counter shaft, 'designated by letter E;

is journaled in suitable bearings upon the truck and has direct gear connection with the engine. A friction pulley E is fixed to the shaft E and a similar friction pulley E2 v1s fixed to a second counter shaft E3 journaled in bearings. in the truck and which shaft Ea has a sprocket E4 iixed thereto, which has' chain connection E's with a sprocket E fixed to the shaft A'. Plates E" are pivotally mounted upon the shaft E3 'and spaced apart and have stub shafts E8 intermediate the same upon which the two friction pulleys E9, E10 and E11 are yournaled, 'the latter of'which is adapted to bet'hrown frictionally in contact with thev two wheels E and E2 by the swinging of said plates when vit is desired to cause the ytruck to be driven forward andwhen the plates are swung in the opposite direction in order to bring the friction pulleys E afnd E10 in contact .with the two friction wheels E and E2, the truck may be driven backward. A lever E12 is mounted upon' the platform and has pivotal link connection between the same and said plates whereby, asthe lever is swung back or forth, the friction apparatus may be adjusted to drive the truck forward or backward. A- pawl E13 is mounted upon said lever and adapted to engage the notches of the segment member EML upon the platform to hold the friction pulleys carried by the plates E7 in different positions relative to the frictionwheels E and E2, accordingly as it may be desired to drive the truck forward, backward or so positioning the intervening wheels as to'bc free from contact with `the friction wheel E.

A conveyer frame F is fastened .to the main truck frame. by means of pivotal pins F" passing through registering apertures in the conveyer and truck frames which has a bottom F". Said conveyer frame carries the endless conveyer G passing over the sprocket wheels Gr upon the shafts G2` and the lower end of the truck frame carries a shovel or scoop G* upon which the material to be loaded is conveyed. Rising 'from the.

opposite sides of the frame F are the standards H, -andH designates a w'orm shaft and has one enl squ red for the reception ofa crank. A rodaH2 is journaled upon the standard and has worm gear connections with the shaft ll, while the same. rod I-Ig has threaded connections with a pivoted nut IIS which is journaled upon the swinging rake frame I, the rear ends of which are pivotally mounted upon a shaft I supported in the standards I2. Shafts K and K are journaled in the frame I near the forward end thereof, and a pulley K2 is fixed to the shaft K about which and a pulley I3 upon the shaft I" a suitable belting I* passes. A pulley Ix is also fixed to the. shaft I and a belt Iy passes about said pulley Ix and a pulley Ex which is xed to the shaft E, forminc means for driving the shaft I. The shaft K has sprockets K4 fixed vthereto about which and the sprocket wheels K5 which are fixed to the shaft K, sprocket chains K6 pass and which have the rakes L fixed thereto, the teeth of which are adapted to engage the material to be loaded and cause the same to be raked upon the shovel at the lower end of the conveyer frame and raise the same to be engaged by the endless conveyor upon the conveyer frame. p

Means for raising and lowering the'free swinging end of the conveyer frame consists of a worm shaft N journaled in the vertically disposed beams F5 of the main truck frame and which has geared connection through the worm gear rods L with gear worm wheels journaled upon the frame F5, said shafts L being adapted to be raised and lowered by means of a crank L2.

The upper end of the conveyer frame is provided with an exit opening M, about which is a hopper M5, through which the material, raised by the conveyors, is adapted to fall upon the endless conveycr O which is mounted in the conveyor frame O'. A shaft O2' is journaled in said frame O and to which is keyed a sprocket wheel O3 having chain connection Awith the sprocket wheel 0'* which is fixed to thc'shaft O5, journaled i' in the arms P of the yoke. P. The yoke P has-swivel connection through the medium of the vertically disposed shaft P2 with an A aperturel in the plate P3 mounted upon crosspieces P4 connecting the strips P5 which are fastened underneath the conveyor frame, being held bv the bars P and standards I2. Fixed to the upper'end of the shaft P2 is a beveled gear J which is in mesh with a beveled gear J fixed to the shaft O5, while atv the lower end of the shaft P2 is a beveled gear Jg'which is in mesh with a beveled gear J3 fixed to the shaft J, journalcd in Vthe bars P5. A pulley Mx is fastened to the shaft J* and has belted connections M I', while a second pulley Ms is also fastened tothe shaft I and has belted connections M* with a pulley M fixed to the shaft, G2 of the main conveyor, thereby forming gear connections whereby the conveyer O maybe driven. The bottom of the auXiliarycon vcyer frameA is extended at its upper end forming an end piece O10 to guide the material as it falls through the hopper above and upon the conveyer O; The free end of the frame O is raised and lowered by means of a rope which is fastened to the eye O7 at the upper end of the 4conveyer frame.

llhe opcration'of my invention will be readily understood and is as follows: When it is desired to load any commodity, the apparatus is moved so that the shovel part will be positioned adjacent to the material to be loaded. The frame I may be raised and lowered in order to bring the rakes over the material which is desired to be moved by the tines of the rakes upon the shovel or scoop part of the conveyer frame. Motion is imparted to. the apparatus throughthe geared connections shown, causing the rake teeth to elevate the material until it reaches the conveyor proper and up which it is raised and deposited through the exit openlng where it falls upon the conveyor O which is driven by the belted connections shown. The conveyer frame O carrying the conveyer O may be of suitable length in order to deposit the material at different locations where desired. By raising and lowering the frame O, the material may be deposited at different elevations.

y Through the adjusting means shown, it will be noted that the conveyor frame may" be held at different inclinations and also the swinging frame I mounted thereon, adapting the same to varying conditions. By the provision of the friction pulley means, the'truck may be run forward or backward as may be desired and the conveyer frame may be entirely detached from the truck, if desired, if it is wished toutilize the latter for'other purposes.

What I claim to be new is l. A loading apparatus comprising a truck, a conveyer frame and endless conveyer therein, said frame having beams 3rojet-ting from the lower end thereof an at an angle to the conveyer and pivted to said truck, adjusting screws mounted on the 4trrck, gear mechanism for rotating the screws, nuts mounted 'upon the conveyer frame and having threaded openin s for engagement` with said screws, standar 's projecting from the beams upon said conveyer frame, a second conveyer frame pivoted toone of said standards, a conveyer supported by saidV second-referred-`to frame, and means carried by said beam for adjusting the latter, as set forth.

il. A loading apparatus comprising a truck, a convcyer frame and endless con-l veycr therein, said frame having beams projecting from the lower end thereof and at an angle to the conveyor and pivotcd to said truck, adjusting screws mounted on the las ' screws, nuts mount-ed Aframe and havmg threaded op-emngs for entruck, genr'mechanism for rotating the upon' the conveyer gug'ement with said screws, standards projecting from the beams upon said conveyor frame, :1 second eonveyer frame pvoted to one of said standards, a conveyor supported by said second-1'efe1red-to frame, means carried by said beam for adjusting the latter,

4sl'lips 'fastened to the firstreferred to con- Voyer frame, and an endless conveyor frame and conveyer therein mounted upon said strips, as set forth.V

In testimony whereof I have hereunto a'ixed my signature in presence of two Wt- 15 messes.

R. V. MCCAMMOND, VARD E, KEPPLE. 

